Safe treatments for asthma at any age
Since the inflammation in the lungs associated with allergy diminishes with age, you might think asthma in the elderly is milder. But this is not necessarily true. Asthma remains a chronic, debilitating illness for the elderly, and many needlessly suffer because the condition is under-diagnosed and undertreated.....

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Can GPS tracking reduce the chances of an asthma attack?

Stanford. A decline in aspirin use, exposure to household sprays and cleaners and lack of vitamin D may all help explain surging asthma rates in the past few decades. Millions across the world suffer from asthma but everyone’s triggers are different.....

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US FDA approves Acton Pharma's Aerospan to treat asthma

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Acton Pharmaceuticals' sNDA (Supplemental New Drug Application) for Aerospan (flunisolide HFA, 80 mcg) Inhalation Aerosol, a hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) orally inhaled corticosteroid indicated for the maintenance treatment of asthma as a prophylactic therapy in adult and paediatric patients 6 years of age and older.  With this approval, Acton is now planning to launch Aerospan in early 2013 into the $8.3 billion US inhaled steroid market.....

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